I realize the title of this article is completely simplistic. It’s the sort of “Zen like” simplicity, I think, that we all must face every day of our lives if we are writers.
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You can have some fun with your writing and stimulate those “creative juices” for the day by doing some useful “warm-ups” to get the words flowing.
One of the most useful writing exercises, and certainly one of the simplest, is to look at a story or news article — look online, check your local newspaper, try your favorite magazine, etc. — and simply ask yourself, “what if …” then fill in the blank.
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The single most important tip I have for writers, whether you’re new to writing or you’re a wily veteran, is simply this: Sit down at that keyboard every day and write something. Even if you just write a little bit, do it every day. And if you have time and inclination to write a lot, then hit it hard every day and hooray for you.
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Do you write full-time for a living or do you also have to rely on some sort of “day job”?
I am fortunate enough at this point in my life to be able to tack together enough income between Social Security Benefits (yes, I really am getting old), my wife’s income, and the stuff I do online that I currently have no day job. That’s both a blessing and a curse: We don’t have much flexibility in our income and budget, and I’m not the most self-disciplined person in the world when it comes to working.
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I’m not sure why my thinking is on affiliate marketing so much more than on writing these days, but that’s just the way my mind is working.
We’ve been going through sort of a double-whammy of family crises the last week or so, but things are getting better. It becomes very hard for me to concentrate on any serious writing projects with such distractions, so I suppose my head has turned away from my writing right now and toward the marketing. But it really is all related anyway, since my online work focuses both on writing and marketing.
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When I first started making a substantial part of my income by writing, I did a lot of assigned writing for a religious publishing house. (My long ago undergraduate degree was from a Bible college.) The assignments they gave me, mostly carefully defined as to length and content, were such things as Sunday school quarterlies and daily Bible-based devotionals.
If you’ve never done such a thing before, let me encourage you to take advantage of a free online storage and file synchronization service.
The company that link goes to is called Dropbox. If you click on the link, you can get a no-charge, free 2 gigabyte online storage account. It’s incredibly easy to set up and use for synchronizing files between multiple computers or simply securely storing important files you’d like to keep “off site” and accessible.
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I confess I’m an “old-timer” when it comes to writing. The writing I enjoy most is putting words on paper with a pen or even a pencil. If I were forced to rank newer writing “media” for preference, my next favorite writing would be with a computer and printer. Then I enjoy posting articles online here and at various other websites I run.
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Call this advice for new online writers or simply basic review of the obvious: Internet writers only get read if they find ways to draw visitors to their websites. You might have the most brilliant article directory or blog or marketing website on the Internet. But no one will enjoy your brilliance, your clever writing, or buy your products if they never find your website.
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I’m not exactly sure why my mind turned to this subject, but here we are. As a writer, do you rely on any “artificial stimulants” when you do your work? That is, do you feel the need for anything from a soda to mind-altering drugs when you are writing?
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My wife and I had a long talk over the weekend (or earlier this week, maybe?) about our future. I’ll say up front, we are both in our early-to-mid-60s, not necessarily “too old,” but certainly pushing the envelope for something like starting a brand new career.
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It’s been awhile since I’ve mentioned “jargon,” so I thought it about time to put together a brief reminder: Avoid using jargon in your writing, except when it’s necessary.
“Jargon” may be loosely defined as language that belongs to a particular group, profession, or activity. So using it becomes necessary when you’re communicating with someone who understands the particular jargon you’re using.
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It occurs to me that I may never have mentioned The Keyword Academy to my faithful followers here as a terrific site to learn about making money by writing website and blog content. (You’ll find the same link in that last sentence that you’ll find at the top of the right-hand column [sidebar] of each page on my site here.)
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If you want to find lots of online writing opportunities, I recommend you look for sites that publish lots of “how-to” articles, then contact them and ask whether they accept freelance submissions. With a bit of searching, you can even find a couple of websites that offer steady work for people who like to write “how-to” articles and are good at it.
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How do you write about something when you can’t figure out how to do the research, or you simply cannot find information you need?
If you’re writing non-fiction, you could have a problem; with fiction, happily, you can just make it up.
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